AbstractPopulations experiencing consistent differences in predation risk and resource availability are expected to follow divergent evolutionary trajectories. For example, live-history theory makes ...

Jason D. Fischer, Sarah H. Cleeton, Timothy P. Lyons, James R. Miller, Urbanization and the Predation Paradox: The Role of Trophic Dynamics in Structuring Vertebrate Communities, BioScience, Vol. 62, ...

Predation Linked To Evolution, Study Suggests Date: September 14, 2007 Source: Virginia Tech Summary: The fossil record seems to indicate that the diversity of marine creatures increased and ...

Seed predation includes any process inflicted on a plant’s seeds by an animal that results in the inviability of the seed. Generally this refers to the consumption and digestion of the seed, but ...

In a simulation or in the wild, where predators are plentiful, male guppies become increasingly drab over generations, pushed by predation pressure toward greater camouflage.

Predation Furthermore, land-based penguin colonies like those at Stony Point and Simon’s Town face an added challenge, with threats from inland and from the ocean.